Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Saturday that the bout will be part of the organization’s June 26 event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. News of the matchup was first reported by MMARising.com.

“Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum, which airs on Showtime, also features a heavyweight main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum.

The women’s championship fight, which likely will take the night’s co-main-event slot, marks the second title defense for Santos. Although previously announced for the upcoming show, Santos never had an opponent attached to her name.

After winning the vacant 145-pound title with a first-round TKO of Gina Carano this past August, Santos returned in January and scored a third-round TKO of highly touted Marloes Coenen in a first-ever title defense.

Santos has now won nine consecutive fights. Seven of the past eight have ended via knockout.

Finney, meanwhile, recently has resurrected a once-pedestrian career with four consecutive victories. Even with the lackluster 4-7 start, Finney gained some vital big-stage experience while facing notables such as Julie Kedzie, Shayna Baszler, Miesha Tate and Erin Toughill early in her career.

In her most recent bout, Finney picked up arguably the biggest win of her carer when she edged Adrienna Jenkins (17-2 at the time) via split decision at a March Freestyle Cage Fighting event.

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